How many schools are in Blackpool?

OfferDay lists 51 schools in Blackpool, including 30 primary schools and eight special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Blackpool?

Every school in Blackpool is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Blackpool?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Blackpool does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Blackpool local authority?

OfferDay groups the Blackpool schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Blackpool local authority

Blackpool has 51 schools listed on OfferDay across 2 towns.

30 primary schools · 6 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 8 special and alternative provision schools · 3 independent schools

About schools in Blackpool

Most of the 51 schools listed in Blackpool are primary schools. Its six secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 55%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 34 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 38.6; average Attainment 8 score, across the 9 schools with published results

Top schools in Blackpool

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool 80%
2 Westcliff Primary Academy 79%
3 Kincraig Primary School 79%
4 Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary School 77%
5 Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School 75%
6 Unity Academy Blackpool 73%
7 Holy Family Catholic Primary School 73%
8 Waterloo Primary Academy 70%

Secondary

1 St George's School A Church of England Academy 55.5
2 St Mary's Catholic Academy 41.5
3 Montgomery Academy 40.0
4 Blackpool Aspire Academy 36.7
5 Armfield Academy 35.6
6 Highfield Leadership Academy 30.0
7 Unity Academy Blackpool 29.3

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Blackpool.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Spen Brook School
Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 17
Tower Learning Centre Independent School
Other independent school · Ages 14 to 16

Common questions about schools in Blackpool

How many schools are in Blackpool?: OfferDay lists 51 schools in Blackpool, including 30 primary schools and eight special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Blackpool?: Every school in Blackpool is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Blackpool?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Blackpool does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Blackpool local authority?: OfferDay groups the Blackpool schools across two towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.